Treatment patterns among pediatric and adult patients with ulcerative colitis in the United States: a retrospective cohort study.
Real-world treatment gaps in ulcerative colitis show many patients lack access to newer, potentially more effective therapies.
This US retrospective cohort study analyzed treatment patterns in pediatric and adult ulcerative colitis patients, characterizing the stepwise use of conventional therapies, biologics, and advanced therapies across different age groups. The findings describe real-world gaps in biologic and advanced therapy uptake, informing the unmet treatment need landscape in UC.
What the study was
- Study design
- cohort_study
- Category
- inflammatory bowel disease
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Current Medical Research and Opinion
Why it surfaced
Matched T9 query via 'unmet need' terminology; UC is not strictly a rare disease and this is a treatment-pattern descriptive study without novel therapeutic findings. Low watchlist relevance. Scored STANDARD per score-range rules (score 4).
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